Honey, no. You are confusing between K and M. 😭😭😭
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Of course, it was a useless thought to consider whether the followers of Black B2ers would be fewer than those of Stone Cherry. Just like how centimeters turn into kilometers when multiplied by several times, the units change when the numbers increase by multiples. Anyway, realizing how far he was from becoming a top star left his feeling disheartened. He decided he shouldn’t look into it more.
Just as he was thinking this, the first Korean notification popped up in the notification window.
<ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ just quoted your post>
Feeling happy just because the nickname was in Korean, Haeun clicked on the notification without even checking the preview.
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ @FLsdkwSossELK
Ha-eun, aren’t you embarrassed?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Can’t sleep after causing an accident? If you have a conscience, get up and apologize to the members who are suffering because of you…ㅋㅋㅋ
Haeun blinked in disbelief. He knew there would be people cursing, but to send such a direct message? Flustered, he refreshed the page, but the post was already deleted and gone. If they were going to delete it right away anyway, what was the point of sending it in the first place?
Haeun stared blankly at the screen for a while.
Even though he felt fine right after Il-hyun left the room, after looking at his phone for a bit, her head started to ache again, and he felt tired and lethargic. Since there was no way to find the troll who left the malicious comment just by looking at the phone screen, he decided to just go to sleep.
It was midnight when Haeun opened his eyes while getting off. Park Haeun felt the familiar discomfort that comes with waking up in the early morning hours. However, as if to dismiss the discomfort, the system heralded a new day with a bubbly voice.
『It’s Day 2 of play! (*・ω・)つθ』
『Today’s attendance reward, the “Eu-Idol” application, has been distributed! Σd(ゝ∀・)♪』
Haeun, marveling at the notification window that appeared in the air, instinctively reached out to touch it, a habit from using smartphones. Of course, his touch didn’t register, and his hand simply passed through the air.
Feeling puzzled, Haeun moved his hand from the empty space to sweep it through his hair, just as the door creaked slightly.
“Argh!”
Startled by the sight of his hand flailing in the air, Haeun let out a small scream, worried that someone might witness his flustered behavior.
Fortunately, the door hadn’t opened; it had simply made a creaking sound from the wind. Haeun sighed in relief and quickly diverted his attention elsewhere.
‘What’s this about the ‘Eu-Idol’
application?’
That phrase caught his interest the most. Haeun cautiously opened his phone. The application ‘Eu-Idol,’ which hadn’t been there yesterday, was now installed on his phone. He had thoroughly searched his phone for anything interesting he might have missed yesterday, so it must have been installed along with that recent notification.
When he touched the app, a design as cute as the phone game
<Eurasha Idol> caught his eye. Even if it was an app for children, he would have believed it. For Park Haeun, who cared about such a trivial design, it was an interface that he did not want to be exposed to others.
The main screen featured buttons for quests, schedules, and status and likability checks. Among them, a large exclamation mark on the quest icon caught his attention, prompting him to check it first for any instructions.
Upon pressing the button, a quaint guide popped up, welcoming Haeun.
『You can earn points through quests! v(・ε・v)』
Quests? Haeun furrowed his brows and closed the popup. Beneath it, the quest list was piled up so densely it was hard to see at a glance.
[Daily Quests]
– Practice once (0/1)– Increase total likability by 10 (0/20)
[General Quests]
– Communicate with fans (0/3)– Exceed 300K SNS followers (99/300)
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The mobile version of
“Eurasha Idol” that Haeun played also had quests and in-game currency features. By completing quests, players could earn in-game currency, which could then be used to change Haeun’s outfits or to purchase small gifts for strategy characters.
If players collected a lot of currency, they could even purchase items to see hints for their choices. However, instead of patiently collecting points, it was much quicker to spend real money on in-game purchases. So Haeun usually preferred to use his wallet to expedite the process.
However, at the moment, ‘Park Haeun’ seemed to be lacking a wallet. Since there was no in-game currency recharge station, it appeared that he could only see choice hints through the points obtained from quests.
Though he didn’t intend to strategize with characters, it was necessary to accumulate points just in case. After carefully noting each quest on the list, Haeun exited the quest screen.
The next thing he checked was, of course, the schedule. The ability to check the schedule he had been curious about since yesterday without asking anyone was the biggest gain of all.
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Music Punk
[2]
Music Punk is a parbody of Music Bank, a broadcasting show for idols and singers to perform and promote their songs.
Pre-recording]5:00 AM(Music Punk live broadcast at 5:00 PM)
Wait, why would they do a pre-recording at 5:00 in the morning?
Is this normal for idols?
[3]
Yes, they have to go hours in advance. It’s especially worse for groups that are not doing well at all. Ateez even got their songs cut off during their debut.
Haeun thought to himself as he furrowed his brow.
Starting at 5:00 AM meant they had to arrive at the filming location even earlier. Haeun glanced at the clock with a frown. It was 12:14 AM. There was just enough time left before he had to go for the pre-recording. Since he wasn’t sleepy anyway, he decided to quickly stop by the practice room. That way, he could also complete the daily quest of practicing once.
He thought he wouldn’t run into any other members at this hour. Haeun quickly changed into his training clothes and headed straight to the practice room.
However, contrary to Haeun’s expectations, there were already people in the practice room. Just before opening the door, he noticed shadows dancing and singing inside. He barely stopped herself from reaching for the doorknob without knocking. Haeun quickly lowered his posture and stealthily hid to the side.
To be honest, there was no reason for Haeun to hide. Coming here at this moment wasn’t a bad thing, and he hadn’t done anything wrong yet.
However, Haeun hid his body because he wanted to be considerate of the other person. If that person happened to be Haeun, it would be awkward and embarrassing to be caught dancing so passionately by someone entering the room.
‘Someone should know that my consideration is like the Pacific Ocean.’
Haeun thought to himself, indulging in self-praise as he glanced around the practice room again.
He noticed a very conspicuous red-haired figure. Of course, it had to be Seongjae, the most sharp-tongued and openly confrontational member. What was he doing here at this hour instead of going back to the dorm? Although he knew he was a genius and hardworking, seeing him in person made him feel like he would be in awe.
Did he exchange attitude for passion?
[4]
Yoooo. That burns.
“Why don’t you come in instead of hiding there?”
A sharp voice came from room, interrupting his train of thought. Haeun, taken aback, cautiously peered inside. How long had he known he was there? It seemed like all his efforts to be considerate were futile in the end.
Seongjae, who had stopped singing, was staring straight at the door. Feeling foolish for hiding, Haeun hesitated before finally deciding to enter the room. It would have been better to face Seong-jae head-on rather than making him feel uncomfortable by hiding.
As he hesitantly opened the door and walked in, Seongjae, who was standing with his arms folded, raised one eyebrow and greeted him.
“What? Was it you?”
…………It was a vague greeting, to say the least. Haeun had thought he knew who had come in and had asked them to enter, but apparently not to this extent. Seongjae followed up his question with another statement.
“What brings you here at this hour?”
That was exactly what Ha-eun wanted to ask. He felt like he was intercepting everything he wanted to say. Haeun replied with a light shrug.
“What about you?”
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